Description:

Instructors often plan lessons around the readings or assignments and what activities they want to use. This workshop presents a "backward design" approach to lesson planning, asking participants to think through what students should be able to do at the end of the lessons and then selecting activities to align with those outcomes. We will discuss and practice writing SMART objectives and structuring your sections with them in mind.

Facilitators:

Sasha Klyachkina

Sasha is a Ph.D. Candidate in the political science department studying comparative politics, specifically different forms of armed conflict and state-building. She likes exploring new ways to engage her students and getting them to think through material from different perspectives and approaches. This year she is serving as a Graduate Teaching Fellow and the Head of the Political Science Teaching Committee.

Chris Brue

Chris is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry studying metal-protein interactions in Alzheimer's Disease. He likes finding new means to represent STEM concepts that create a visual narrative of scientific processes. This year he is a Searle Graduate Teaching Fellow and an organic chemistry teaching assistant.